CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 161

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 1163

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1163, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL AIR PATROL,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for civilian auxiliary aviation operations of the type performed by the Civil Air Patrol.

Your Committee on Conference finds that Civil Air Patrol personnel regularly serve in the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency Emergency Operations Center during emergency and disaster incident responses, and they assist in the field by spreading warnings in remote areas before an incident, providing pre-assessment aerial reconnaissance, and assessing the damages and impacts afterward. Your Committee on Conference believes that the Civil Air Patrol is critical to state emergency management. This measure ensures that critical auxiliary aviation services continue to be available to the State in the event of a disaster or emergency.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Adding the requisite information for making an appropriation in excess of the general fund expenditure ceiling pursuant to article VII, section 9, of the Hawaii State Constitution and sections 37-91 and 37-93, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(2) Inserting an appropriation amount of $150,000 for FY 2023-2024 for civilian auxiliary aviation services;

(3) Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2023; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1163, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1163, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ MARK J. HASHEM Co-Chair	____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair
____________________________ CORY CHUN Co-Chair	____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair